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Holy Oysters sound like: They’ve been snacking on more than just oysters and their rehearsal space exists in a hazy purple mist.

Similar artists: Tame Impala, The War On Drugs, Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Their story: Holy Oysters are a Parisian psych-rock five piece, who met through a community of friends and bonded over a shared love of jazz and hip-hop.

Realising their buzzy debut single only last year called Take Me For A Ride, which received plaudits from tastemakers including BBC Radio 1 and 6Music, resulting in the track creeping up on the Spotify US Viral Chart.

2016 saw Holy Oysters make their UK headline live debut in London, as well as perform to a packed out crowd at Winter Camp festival in Paris.

They’ve recently released follow-up effort Oh, which brings us up to date.

What’s so great about them: Holy Oysters may well be the first distinctive challengers to the current kings of the modern genre, Tame Impala.

The group are musically ambitious, recently enlisting the help of Because Music (home to Christine & The Queens, Metronomy, Django Django) which has seen them enter studios with Riton and Rush Davis.

Coupled with their outstanding Parisian suave-cool, things are looking very much on the up indeed for the band.

Most-streamed track on Spotify: Take Me For A Ride (over 300,000 listens so far)

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What will they be doing in 2017: While things are still relatively early days for Holy Oysters, their latest single sees a confident stride forward into the year.

At a guess, we foresee further singles being released throughout the year. Maybe even an album, if we’re lucky.